Utflyttet
07-01-2008, 03:40
Blurb:
"As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks. The tests, which could involve more than 1,000 flights, will determine how the technology holds up under the rigors of flight. The technology is intended to stop attacks by detecting heat from missiles, then responding in a fraction of a second by firing laser beams to jam the missiles' guidance systems. A Rand study in 2005 estimated it would cost about $11 billion to protect every US airliner from shoulder-fired missiles. Over 20 years, the cost to develop, procure and operate anti-missile systems could hit $40 billion."
Historien på Slashdot her, med sin sedvanlige blanding av tabloid og bedre kommentarer:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/231221
Mer her hos Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/aw091806p3.xml
og i Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010403399.html
Litt mer fra AvWeb her:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AmericanAirlinesTestsMissileDefence_196900-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
og ikke minst, er det kansje dette vi er redd for? ;)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/01/06/pilot_reports_model_rocket_near_airliner/
Ingenting er som vel anvendte penger. :)
-A :)
"As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks. The tests, which could involve more than 1,000 flights, will determine how the technology holds up under the rigors of flight. The technology is intended to stop attacks by detecting heat from missiles, then responding in a fraction of a second by firing laser beams to jam the missiles' guidance systems. A Rand study in 2005 estimated it would cost about $11 billion to protect every US airliner from shoulder-fired missiles. Over 20 years, the cost to develop, procure and operate anti-missile systems could hit $40 billion."
Historien på Slashdot her, med sin sedvanlige blanding av tabloid og bedre kommentarer:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/231221
Mer her hos Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/aw091806p3.xml
og i Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010403399.html
Litt mer fra AvWeb her:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AmericanAirlinesTestsMissileDefence_196900-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
og ikke minst, er det kansje dette vi er redd for? ;)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/01/06/pilot_reports_model_rocket_near_airliner/
Ingenting er som vel anvendte penger. :)
-A :)